Surveillance Unit Patch — Order This Eye Keyhole Design
Design S0514A at a glance
An eye at a keyhole, rendered in gold on navy with 'Urban Surveillance Unit' style wording and a numbered post designation — the control room's trade stated without euphemism. CCTV monitoring teams and loss-prevention surveillance units order this for the same reason pilots wear wings: the specialty earns a mark. Iris color and keyhole style both customize.
Custom shieldMerrowed borderWatching eyeKeyhole framePost numberingGold on navy
About this eye keyhole surveillance design
Surveillance work gets caricatured, so its insignia should be unapologetic and precise — the eye here is drawn clinical, not sinister: steady lid line, fine iris stitching, framed by the keyhole that stands for lawful limited view, not peeping. Control rooms are the quiet professionals of the industry, and a patch that owns the work beats one that hides it.
Units word the banner, number their posts or camera network into the designation line, and iris color matches house style — gold as shown, or any thread. This page shows a design concept we manufacture to order; stitch-ready proof within 6–12 hours, production after your approval.
Surveillance unit patch quick facts
- Embroidered surveillance patches cost $3.00–$20.00 each depending on quantity, with a 10-patch minimum.
- Rush production takes 7–10 days and is available on every custom patch.
- Keyhole framing signals lawful limited view in the trade's own grammar.
- Post and camera-network numbering personalizes the designation line.
- Control-room crews are small; the 10-piece minimum suits them.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this surveillance patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: velcro for ops jackets, sew-on for uniforms, iron-on for polos
- Sizes: 2.5"–12" — 3.5" standard
- Colorways: navy-gold-black as shown, or subdued builds
- Border: merrowed (shown)
- Thread: fine satin iris work standard; glow iris available for night-shift humor
- Artwork: iris color, keyhole style and designation numbering all adjust at no art charge
Who orders this design
CCTV monitoring teams, casino surveillance departments, and loss-prevention control rooms order this keyhole eye for jackets and ops wear. Casino units — the trade's elite — order the fine-iris version and check the stitching closely. Night shifts have requested the glow iris; it's exactly as good as it sounds.
Custom surveillance unit patch pricing — embroidered
| Quantity | Price per patch |
|---|---|
| 10–19 | $20.00 |
| 20–29 | $14.00 |
| 30–49 | $11.00 |
| 50–74 | $6.50 |
| 75–99 | $6.00 |
| 100–249 | $5.50 |
| 250–499 | $3.00 |
Rush production in 7–10 days is available on all custom patches. Design your changes in the markup tool above, or get this patch quoted exactly as shown.
What your quote covers
- Your exact spec — quantity, size, backing, and colorway, priced to the piece
- A free digital mockup within 4 hours, before you commit to anything
- Rush production in 7–10 days whenever you need it
- No setup, digitizing, or art fees — the table price is the whole price
How ordering this patch works
Request a quote
Send this design (marked up or as-is) with your quantity. Quotes are answered 24/7 within 4 hours.
Approve your proof
Your stitch-ready proof arrives 6–12 hours after ordering. Nothing is produced until you approve it.
We verify & produce
Law-enforcement orders are verified with your agency before production — standard practice since 1999.
Delivery confirmed
We confirm your shipping address by phone, then email tracking the day your patches ship.
🏛 Bidding for your department or agency? We answer bids, RFQs and purchase-order quotes — see how agency bids and RFQs work, or tick “This quote is for a bid” in the quote form.
Surveillance unit patch questions
Isn't an eye-at-keyhole a bit on the nose?
Deliberately — the trade's best units own the work plainly. The clinical drawing keeps it professional; the mockup will show you it reads control room, not peephole.
Can casino surveillance get finer iris detail?
Yes — high-count satin stitching renders the iris at card-room standards. Tell us the size and we dense-stitch accordingly.
What goes in the designation line?
Post numbers, camera-network IDs, or shift designations — whatever the room calls itself internally.
Does the glow iris actually get ordered?
By night shifts, yes, and worn with complete commitment. Glow thread, standard pricing, excellent morale return.
How do we order?
Banner and designation wording in the markup tool, quote submitted — the 4-hour mockup is already watching for your reply.
Panning to other coverage?
Control rooms serve wider operations — the security insignia catalog for floor teams and field patrols dresses the officers the cameras cover. For department-wide ordering, the patch quantity pricing with combined-run advantages keeps all units in one frame.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.